Interest and Impact of Skin Cancer Genetic Testing

N/ACompletedNCT02941900

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center53 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to learn whether the patient might be interested in skin cancer genetic testing, and if so, what kinds of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors might result from this testing. Testing for skin cancer risk based on the MC1R gene is not currently used in clinical practice; it will be offered in this study for research purposes only.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Non-melanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC)

Interventions

MC1R genotypingGENETIC

MC1R Testing WebsiteBEHAVIORAL

The website includes three educational modules about genetic testing with corresponding knowledge questions.

Baseline SurveyBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * English fluent as we do not have the resources to translate all the materials including the website and risk feedback materials into other languages * Prior history of stage 0, I or II NMSC as per EMR or clinical judgment Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide meaningful informed consent due to cognitive or psychiatric disability as determined by the judgement of the consenting professional or clinician

Locations (1)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

number of patients interested in MC1R testing

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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